Pizza Puff and Popcorn II

They became aware that they had to change, they had this desire to beat competition which would come through change. They conducted a survey and acquired the knowledge on how to change. But, how far would they succeed? Will their abilities to implement change bring what they desired? And how far will they be able to sustain this change?

"Whether the change is large or small, the ability to manage it is a critical component of high performance", pizza advised.

"Yes, I agree with you and hence have decided to go your way", popcorn exclaimed.

"And I have decided to go the Marie and Cola way", puff declared.

"I could not have made sense by changing my name or shape, people have always enjoyed me in my original form. Having different flavors and colors is a better way of appealing people. This would give me the ability to manage the change and sustain it. Now, I will be available in butter, cream and onion, tomato, pineapple, classic salted, Italian cheese and many other flavors", popcorn said.

"And I had the scope of changing my shape, size and name. So i opted the other way. Now, I will be available in various shapes and sizes. The twisted chocolate bar shape, the triangle, the 'D' shape and the baggy one. Kids will not only call me veg.puff but twister puff, D puff, baggy puff etc. They will also enjoy my paneer, mushroom, babycorn, cheese and many other stuffings. I am so happy to have changed this way and people just love my new form", puff exclaimed.

"So good to see you both changing with the time and market needs.", the pizza said, "Many of us fail to realize the importance of changing ourselves. We get used to our routine life and fear to move out of our comfort zone. But, the fact remains that when we move out, we overcome our fears and become more confident. The change may be anything, small or big, urgent or important, but the way we implement the change in our life is very important. First of all, we need to be AWARE of the market, it's trends and when it would demand a change from us. Then, comes the DESIRE to change for the better and to improve our self. The next step would be to ACQUIRE knowledge on how to change and what to change. Once, we thoroughly understand what we want to change and how we are going to do it, half of the battle is won. We should have the ABILITY to implement the change in an appropriate way and for it, we need to use our skills. The final and the most important step towards change management is to SUSTAIN the change we are bringing about. If we cannot sustain the new change, it would be a waste of time and energy to have spent it in changing ourselves. Hence, the change we bring about should be sustainable and of use to not only us but also others."

The puff and the popcorn were amazed to see the pizza's gyaan about change management and how they both had already used the 5 step process to bring about a positive change in their lives.

Teaching People - 13 to 30

"It's not 'I cannot be able to'. We say 'I am not able to.....'", I corrected her. I do not know if teaching profession is exciting or adventurous for others, for me it is pretty cool and rocking. I deal with spoken english, soft skills, personality development, group discussions and interview skills @ POWER Spoken English Institute (www.powerspokenenglish.com) .

A motivational and inspiring quote starts my class perfectly followed by a few activities full of energy, fun as well as gyaan. The activities range from crossword puzzles to roleplays to story narration. The class usually ends with a homework or a summary of the points. Now, those of you who thought teaching is the most boring job, let me tell you, it's one of the most challenging and interesting ones.

My job gives me the oppurtunity to interact with a variety of people - from 13 to 30. An VIIIth class student from DPS who is brilliant at science to a marvadi businessman owning an optical showroom at eluru road. A young politician from Mylavaram to a muslim woman from kerala. And there are Students from CA, Pharmacy, Engineering, MCA, MBA and many other degrees.
Isnt't it exciting?

When i took my first class, i remember how girls were so scared to even open their mouth and just in a span of 1 week, they could come on to the stage and narrate stories to the audience. Whenever i ask, "How are you all?", they energize me with their reply "On Top the World". Never before in my life has a group of 20 people stood up to welcome my entry into the class. It truly feels on top of the world. Of course, there is some amount of mischief too, giggling and chatting in between classes is usual. The next 3-4 months until i get a call from TCS, this profession is going to be fun.